Dilara Soley Deli (born 14 April 2002) is a footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Belgian club Charleroi. Born in Germany, she plays for the Turkey women's national team.[1][2] She is a former Azerbaijan youth international.

Dilara Soley Deli
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Lippstadt, Germany
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Charleroi
Youth career
2018–2019 FSV Gütersloh 2009
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Arminia Bielefeld 6 (0)
2021–2022 SV Elversberg 4 (0)
2023– Charleroi 8 (0)
International career
2018 Azerbaijan U-17 3 (1)
2019 Azerbaijan U-19 6 (1)
2022– Turkey 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2023

Club career edit

Deli started her career in the 2018–19 season in the youth team of FSV Gütersloh 2009 in Germany.[3] She plays in the defender/midfielder position, and is 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) tall.[2]

She played for Arminia Bielefeld four matches in the 2019–20 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, two games in the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal Frauen, as well as two matches in the 2020–21 2. Frauen-Bundesliga. She was a member of SV 07 Elversberg in four games in the 2021–22 Regionalliga West season.[4] In the 2021–22 season, she suffered a tear of the Fibular collateral ligament on her knee, and had to stay away from the pitch between 28 March and 6 June 2022.[2]

In the 2023–24 season, she plays for Royal Charleroi S.C. in the Belgian Women's Super League.[2]

International career edit

Azerbaijan U-17 edit

Playing on 28 March 2018 for Azerbaijan U-17 team at the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification, she scored her team's only goal in the match against Iceland.[5] She capped three times in total.[4]

Azerbaijan U-19 edit

On 8 October 2019, she scored the winning goal for Azerbaijan U-19 team against Albania at the 2020 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification.[6] She was in six matches for the Azerbaijan U-19 team.[4]

Turkey edit

In June 2022, Deli was called up to the preparation camp of the Turkey team.[7] She was then admitted to the national team, and debuted in the friendly match against Estonia on 17 July 2023 in Tallinn, Estonia.[8] She played at the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C Group 2 against Lithuania on 26 September 2023.[9]

Personal life edit

Dilara Soley Deli was born in Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on 14 April 2002. She owns double citiizenship from Azerbaijan and Turkey.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Dilara Soley Deli" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "5 Dilara Deli" (in German). Soccer Donna. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Dilara Soley Deli". World Football. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Dilara Soley Deli" (in Turkish). Mackolik. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Azerbaijan 1–3 Iceland". UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Albania 0–1 Azerbaijan". UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Kadın A Milli Takımı'nın hazırlık kampı kadrosu açıklandı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Estonia 2–2 Türkiye" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Türkiye 2–0 Litvanya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.